Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-24
LITTLE GIPLs OF THE PERIOD.
What They Have to Say About Fashion
and Society.

From, Puck.
Isabel (aged lo)-Oh. wait, Edith; we're
going to the park, tool
Edith (aged the same)-Hurry, then! Marie
is so nasty. She keeps saying: "Depechez-
vous, depechez- vousv
Isabel-Oh, never mind her. don't bother
with Mathilde, Mamma saws needn't, If |
only speak French with her.
Edith-Yes, l know. Mamma sa Us it Ia
necessary to get the accent. wonder why?
lsabel-Oh. because Wen grow up by-and-
/ by, and come out, you know, and then we are
| in society.
Edth-Sister May is out now, and goes to
parties every night, and gets bouquets.
lsabel-So does my cousin Eleanor. and lots
! OF men come to see her; and heard Aunt
Kate say they were ''detrimentals," too, every
| one OF them.
Edth-Well, mamma told papa at breakfast
this morning that at the ball last night Sister
| May had plenty of partners, and there wasn't
an 'eligible" among them. Mustn't that be
| nice?
Isabel-what?
| Edith-To have all OF the ''eligibes" out of
| the way. suppose they are not at all nice.
lsabel-Yes; like that Harry Graham at
dancing school that mamma says l mustn't
dance with, for his family doesn't belong to
| our set.
Edith-well, don't care; he dances better
than Jack Smith.
Isabel-Oh, but you know, Edith. Jacks
| papa has got lots and lots Of money-trllions.
guess; and they live in lovely house on
| Madison avenue.
| Edith-Well, Jack can't dance as well as
| Harry.
lsabel-But it really isn't proper to dance
wath Harry; mamma says 30. Don't you want
| TO be proper?
Edith don't know.
| Isabel-BesIdes, they don't keep carriage
and perhaps his mamma isn't lady, you
know.
Edith-I know how we can tell.
| Isabel-Row2
Edilh-we'n ask Harry If she's got
camePs hair shawl; because mamma says that
| no real lady can be without one
| Isabel-My mamma has two.
Edith-So has mine; SO they are surely real
| ladies, aren't they?
lsabel-Oh, my, yes. you know; because we
have box at the opera, too.
Edith-So have we, and, Isabel, they're not
| real boxes with covers, you know. but nice
little places where che best people sit; man.
ma says so.
Isabel-Yes, and they're up high; and l
asked mamma If that was to see better, and
| papa said: No, to be seen better;" and nam
ma laughed and SAID something IN French,
| and l can't understa d mammals French. IG
isn't at all like Mathlde's.
Edith-Why, of course not. Mathilde is
| only servant, you know. Your mamma
wouldn't talk like a servant.
Isabei-Oh, no. indeed; for the other day
| she and Aunt Kate were laughing about
| Mrs. Brown and mamma said 1'She talks like
her servant with her ma'ams and sirs;" and
then they both laughed, ana Aunt Kate said
| she was awfully common.
Edltn-Ihere's oracle Wllmot. Let's go
| play with her.
Isabel--Oh, no, 1 wouldn't. Her bonnet
| isn't French.
Edith-Well. she goes to our church.
lsabel-Yes; but they don't sit in the mid
| die aisle.
Edith-Thats so, for mamma told sister May
| the Wilmots would never get into society
| through coming into our church, for they
| were out of the middle aisle.
Isabel don't suppose the other people will
| 60 to heaven at all, do you?
| Edith don't knOw-but the minister only
breaches to us IN the middle ailse. for I've
| watched him lots of times. Isn't our rector
| just lovely?
lsaOel-Yes; he eats dinner with us nearly
| every sunday.
| Edith-Well, he comes to our house for 5
! o'clock tea, lots of Sundays, too.
Isabel-Brother Tom says he's ian awful
| cad" What do you suppose that means?
| Edith don't know.
Isabel asked Mathilde, ana she didn't
| know.
Edith-Perhaps it means he has to eat a
| good zeal. because he does, you know.
lsabel-fes; ! heard papa say he chan
| kered after the flesh pots;' and | asked him
what that meant, and he said that Mr.. Ritual
| liked salao and terrapn.
| Edith-Oh, Marie is calling me! I've got to
go.
Isabel-Good- by; come out to morrow.
| Edlth-YeS; mamma SAYS she likes me to
| play with you, and that Marie and Mathilde
| look 30 nice together.
Isabel suppose because they are both
| French.
Edith-Oh, no; because they both wear real
lace on their caps. She told Sister May SO.